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Korean learner dictionary

통-

tong- · tong-

NIKL-backed definitions, English glosses, pronunciation, examples, and learner-level context.

Dictionary entry

NIKL target code 83200
Part of speech: 접사
  1. 1.

    ‘통째’의 뜻을 더하는 접두사.

    English: tong- — A prefix used to mean "whole of something."

    Examples

    • 통가죽
    • 통나무
    • 통닭
    • 통마늘
    • 통배추
    • 통유리
  2. 2.

    ‘온통’ 또는 ‘평균’의 뜻을 더하는 접두사.

    English: tong- — A prefix used to mean all or average.

    Examples

    • 통거리
    • 통밀다